Royale Union Saint-Gilloise vs Ajax: Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and Ajax meet on Thursday, and judging based on the respective form for both of these teams, we are leaning towards a draw in the first leg between the two teams.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise have exceptional home form, with no losses in their last 10 on home soil in all competitions - including two wins and one draw in European fixtures. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise have been susceptible defensively, with the home side failing to keep a clean sheet in their last three matches.

Ajax are coming into this game with three consecutive wins under their belt and have shown great attacking potency scoring first in four of their previous five matches. In this competition, Ajax have only won once away from home, losing their previous two matches.

Expect goals for either side, as both teams have scored in eight of the last 10 involving Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 1-1 Ajax

The Europa League returns this week, as former European heavyweights AFC Ajax will hope to make a solid case for this competition this season and return to the elite competition of Europe.

Date:13/02/2025
Location: Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels.
Kick-Off: 17.45 pm

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise reached the quarter-finals of this competition in the 2022/23 season, where Bayer Leverkusen ultimately defeated them over two legs. The Belgian outfit will hope to achieve a similar stage this time round but face a challenging prospect in facing Ajax over two legs in the play-off phase. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are one of the more successful teams in Belgium. However, this season's league form sees them behind the leaders in the league phase. The home side are in third place, sitting 11 points behind leaders KRC Genk. The hosts for this game finished just a point inside the top 24 in the Europa League.

Ajax are considered by many as one of the European heavyweights in this competition, despite the lack of success in European competitions since 1995. The visitors from the Netherlands finished 12th in the Europa League standings, only one point behind eighth-placed Rangers, who secured that final qualifying spot. In the league, Ajax have had a rough couple of seasons. However, this season, they look on course to potentially secure another Eredivisie triumph, leading the league table after 21 games. Ajax also have a game in hand over rivals PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie.

The game will be available to watch on TNT Sports 5.

Predicted Union Saint-Gilloise Eleven: Moris, Sykes, Burgess, Leysen, Khalali, Sadiki, Vanhoutte, Niango, Fuseini, Hadj, Ivanovic.

Predicted Ajax Eleven: Pasveer, Gaaei, Sutalo, Baas, Mokio, Fitz-Jim, Henderson, Taylor, Traore, Brobbey, Berghuis.

There have been no recent meetings between the two teams, so there is no room to gauge which team would have the psychological advantage based on head-to-head meetings.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise come into this game with some excellent form across all competitions, with four wins from their previous five matches. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise have recorded notable victories against the likes of Sporting Braga (2-1) and KV Kortrijk (1-2) whilst suffering their only defeat in all competitions against Rangers (2-1) in the UEFA Europa League. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are without a clean sheet in their last three matches, with games involving the hosts high-scoring affairs with Over 2.5 goals scored in the last five for the home side.

On home soil, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise have exceptional home form, with no losses in their last 10 on home soil in all competitions - including two wins and one draw in European fixtures. Royale Union Saint-Gilloise have recorded two consecutive home wins in the last two European games, against Sporting Braga (2-1) and OGC Nice (2-1).

As for Ajax, the visitors come into this game with rather great form, with three consecutive wins under their belt and have scored first in four of their previous five matches. Ajax have recorded three victories against the likes of Fortuna Sittard (0-2), Feyenoord (2-1) and Galatasaray (2-1) in the Europa League.

Away from home in this competition, Ajax have lost their last two away games, suffering defeats against RFS (1-0) and Real Sociedad (2-0). Ajax have only recorded one win on their travels in the Europa League against Qarabag (0-3).

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